E Coupe

[Garlic]

Nice instruments!

 

Is the needle "floating" on the dials? Looks like a lightsaber.

[inlinesix]

hi bro i know what you mean but it doesnt feel very nice when you tell ppl you have a new 5 series and it turns out to be the older model haha

I am also driving a 5 series but previous gen. It is the ultmate sleeper.

[Blackreplica]

lol.... I cant take credits for those photos, i pulled them off the net. Garlic, yes, sort of floating needles, this start sequence here should show you how it works:

Edited August 21, 2009 by Blackreplica

[Ferraricalifornia]

why do you need the car to tell you that doors are open...it's obvious enough through the rear ceiling lights or you just opened the car?

 

the E-Class also has the speedo digitised in the middle screen, like in most mercs...i hate the analogue one...mercedes should give the option to customers between analogue&digital speedometer...i will definitely choose the Digital one...

 

is the new mercedes E-Class much more spacious than the current one (taxi version)? the current one i find quite small...especially the rear seats and width of the car...

[Cklasse]

why do you need the car to tell you that doors are open...it's obvious enough through the rear ceiling lights or you just opened the car?

 

the E-Class also has the speedo digitised in the middle screen, like in most mercs...i hate the analogue one...mercedes should give the option to customers between analogue&digital speedometer...i will definitely choose the Digital one...

 

is the new mercedes E-Class much more spacious than the current one (taxi version)? the current one i find quite small...especially the rear seats and width of the car...

 

2 ways to know door is not closed fully;

1. like you said, see the cabin light and it's like the car is playing a game with you; Guess which door is not closed? and you will need to check all 4 doors to determine.

 

2. like what the MB does, show it on the display and tell you exactly which door. It will indicate rear right door, rear left door, even indicate boot opened. Isn't this something nice to have when cars tell you through display what exactly is wrong. A display in the MB is a wonderful feature that is nice to have and I simply love it.

 

It will tell me which bulb is not working and which bulb is used as a backup for the blown one. This makes life easy.

 

ABout the digital speedo, you can always select for the display to show in digital number and you get your digital display.

[Cerano]

2 ways to know door is not closed fully;

1. like you said, see the cabin light and it's like the car is playing a game with you; Guess which door is not closed? and you will need to check all 4 doors to determine.

 

2. like what the MB does, show it on the display and tell you exactly which door. It will indicate rear right door, rear left door, even indicate boot opened. Isn't this something nice to have when cars tell you through display what exactly is wrong. A display in the MB is a wonderful feature that is nice to have and I simply love it.

 

It will tell me which bulb is not working and which bulb is used as a backup for the blown one. This makes life easy.

 

ABout the digital speedo, you can always select for the display to show in digital number and you get your digital display.

 

hi bro

 

it also shows if the bonnet is closed properly

 

wonder which other car does that

 

[Super-ter]

my dad just BOOK A e250 COUPE AMG SPORT, FROM A pI at $188K . the Pi say the stock will reach in dec 2009. and they are giving us a 5 year warranty by starblack. is a nice workshop when they show me the website (www.starblack.com.sg)

 

and the price is really alot diffrence from C&C

 

C&C price for e250 COUPE AMG SPORT - $225k

[Davc]

my dad just BOOK A e250 COUPE AMG SPORT, FROM A pI at $188K . the Pi say the stock will reach in dec 2009. and they are giving us a 5 year warranty by starblack. is a nice workshop when they show me the website (www.starblack.com.sg)

 

and the price is really alot diffrence from C&C

 

C&C price for e250 COUPE AMG SPORT - $225k

 

OMV is very similar?

[Civic2000]

OMV is very similar?

OMV surely not the same. C & C usually has a higher OMV. You also need to look at the equipment and accessaries level. The price of Merz is very depend on the level of equipment and accessories. PI's Merz are imported from UK, as UK is the only country in Europe that is having right hand drive, and car/goods imported from UK are normally priced in English Pound, whereas the imports from German are termed in Euro.

 

[inlinesix]

OMV surely not the same. C & C usually has a higher OMV. You also need to look at the equipment and accessaries level. The price of Merz is very depend on the level of equipment and accessories. PI's Merz are imported from UK, as UK is the only country in Europe that is having right hand drive, and car/goods imported from UK are normally priced in English Pound, whereas the imports from German are termed in Euro.

I think u could also specify the vehicle to be right hand drive if it is source from Germany.

[Super-ter]

they tell me the omv was around 52k .

is it low?

and was import from UK

Edited October 2, 2009 by Super-ter

[Davc]

If the car is much cheaper, even if OMV is just a little less is OK. What matters is the depreciation per year. So that's P&L, if you look at the cashflow it's another thing.

 

Also if the car is more expensive, even if have high OMV, more of your money is 'stuck' with the car which could be used for investment etc.

 

For PI case, maybe you want to consider whether you can claim the parts as easily as C&C? How about if there is a recall although unlikely?

 

But if I get 5 yr warranty, I'll drive the car hard, down shift hard. haha.

[Throttle2]

If the car is much cheaper, even if OMV is just a little less is OK. What matters is the depreciation per year. So that's P&L, if you look at the cashflow it's another thing.

 

Also if the car is more expensive, even if have high OMV, more of your money is 'stuck' with the car which could be used for investment etc.

 

For PI case, maybe you want to consider whether you can claim the parts as easily as C&C? How about if there is a recall although unlikely?

 

But if I get 5 yr warranty, I'll drive the car hard, down shift hard. haha.

 

 

somehow for new premium conti models, i dare not buy from PI.

[inlinesix]

somehow for new premium conti models, i dare not buy from PI.

Soon or later, wif cost cutting, software update will only be available via server download from factory. Outside workshop may not have access to those update.

[Davc]

Soon or later, wif cost cutting, software update will only be available via server download from factory. Outside workshop may not have access to those update.

 

Does it mean if say the BMW is from PML, they will update the software for you automatically when there is an update during regular service?

[Throttle2]

Does it mean if say the BMW is from PML, they will update the software for you automatically when there is an update during regular service?

 

 

yes, they do

[Icyfreakass]

U guys can check out the review in this months torque. 277,888 without options. @_@

[Cerano]

actually

 

C&C service sucks.

 

they cant even do simple programming to retrofit a Comand APS (I-drive/MMI) for our vehicles.

 

they give the excuse "We believe that factory parts are best"

 

So up till today we have to get experts from overseas to do the coding for our Comand retrofits.

 

In fact, outside workshops like MBM are easily as EXPERIENCED as the AD workshops. for BMW i guess it would be juzz for cars